Where does “Balantiopsis” come from?

Balantiopsis (Translingual) comes from Translingual -opsis, from Ancient Greek ὄψις, from Ancient Greek ὄψ, from Proto-Hellenic wókʷs, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

Balantiopsis (Translingual): genus

Definitions

  1. genus

Ancestry of “Balantiopsis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Translingual-opsisUsed to form taxonomic names, often at the level...
2Ancient Greekὄψιςview
3Ancient Greekὄψvoice; word; eye, face
4Proto-Hellenicwókʷsvoice
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

Words derived from “Balantiopsis

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ-Every word from Proto-Hellenic wókʷsEvery word from Ancient Greek ὄψ